The Legend of Sunset Shimmer: Ocarina of Time.
By Ganondorf8
December 15, 2014
Chapter 18: Gravekeeper's Ghost.
Facing off against a Big Poe shouldn't be all bad as it's just a regular Poe only ten times bigger, and quite possibly ten times stronger. This is definitely not the kind of experience I wanted to greet me upon my first return to Hyrule Field in seven years, but then I should have expected something like this. I had no other choice but to get my magic ready, but then it suddenly began to retreat backwards while waving its free hand as though it were asking me for mercy. Just when I thought it couldn't get any weirder, it disappeared into thin air as soon as it was far enough away.
" That was awkward," I said.
" The owner of the Ghost Shop did say that Big Poes were unusual, and I guess running away from a battle counts. Maybe that's why they are a rare sight to see as they run away as soon as you discover them, and it's also why the owner is willing to pay so many for its spirit. I wonder how we can catch up to one of them whenever we run into one? Any ideas?" asked Spike.
" Considering how fast it was retreating, simply running after it isn't going to work, and none of my magic can grant me the ability to run faster as that's more of a natural gift for Pegasi than any other pony. Hmmmm....any other pony....I suppose that a horse might be able to keep up with a Big Poe," I replied.
" If only you could transform into a horse, or at least that hybrid form you became when you faced Ganondorf," said Spike.
" I'm not just a mere horse you know Spike. My true form is a Unicorn, but we weren't the fastest ponies in Equestria as that was pretty much won by the Pegasi with their wings, and the occasional Earth Pony who had strong legs. Besides, I can only revert back to a unicorn if I were to travel to Equestria which isn't going to be happening any time soon. As for my transformed state, that only works in the most dire of situations
No, we need to get ourselves a proper stallion from the ranch if we're going to hunt down Big Poes. Also, having a horse to ride would make crossing the field a lot quicker as horses are better suited to running as opposed to humans. Anyway, we're wasting time arguing about something so trivial when we should be making our way over to Kakariko Village," I said.
" Do you wish that you could become a unicorn again?" asked Spike.
" It's something I've been dreaming about, but I know that I can't go back to Equestria as there's too many painful memories waiting for me there. I've gotten used to having this human teenaged body now, and it's the form that I've chosen to associate myself with. Deep down though, I await the day when I can return to my true home, and be forgiven for my transgressions against Princess Celestia.
I feel that my life there would be so much easier if I am able to reconcile with her," I replied. It didn't take long for us to reach the village, and upon entering, it turned out that it hadn't really changed all that much aside from a couple of additional buildings having been built during our seven year absence. Dark clouds swirled above in the sky which indicated that things had changed on a mental level rather than a physical one, and it made me think about the villagers and what they've endured since Ganondorf's rise to power.
" Things look peaceful here Sunset Shimmer," commented Spike.
" Maybe, but those dark clouds above us should remind you of what happened on that day. I'll admit that I was expecting Kakariko Village to have sustained some kind of damage, but everything looks peaceful despite the atmosphere. I did notice that a few new buildings have been added which means that Sweetie Belle and the rest of her fellow carpenters did a pretty good job even if they lacked direction as she described it," I said.
" So where do we go in order to find this skill Shiek told us to get?" asked Spike.
" Good question....we might as well just look around for ourselves," I replied. I assumed that everyone had retired for the night, but it turns out that there was at least one person still awake. That was when I noticed a lantern flashing in the distance as though someone was walking amongst the houses. When the light shone in my direction exposing me to its brightness, it came towards me making the light almost unbearable, and that was when the lantern was lowered so as to allow me to see without going blind.
Standing in front of me was none other than Scootaloo, who was the Cucco Farmer in addition to being a volunteer guard whose job it was to guard the entrance to Death Mountain. It looks like she ended up wanting to do more guard duty seeing as she was walking around at night, or maybe she was forced into the position due to a lack of guards.
" Halt! Who goes there?" asked Scootaloo.
" It's just a traveler coming through in order to find something," I replied.
" Wait! I know that voice from somewhere....you're that girl who sold me the Keaton Mask, but that was seven years ago. It's been an awfully long time since you last came to the village, and how come you look as though you haven't aged a bit? I mean, a good number of villagers haven't aged, but they were adults to begin with, but why are you still just a teenager?" asked Scootaloo.
" Let's just say that it's a very complicated story," I replied.
" Fair enough although I'm not sure if everyone else in the village is going to react as non-chalant as I did. It's nice to see you again after so long, but not everyone here is going to be happy to see you right now due to their mental state. Things have been happening here after Ganondorf assumed the throne and became king. Kakariko Village needed more guards to patrol it during the night because of the increase of monsters coming from both Death Mountain and Hyrule Field, so once again I chose to volunteer although I'm one of the only guards left as the rest were scared away," said Scootaloo.
" I assumed that you would have quit being a guard in order to resume your job as being a Cucco Farmer?" I asked.
" Oh that's still my main occupation even though I am allergic to them as their feathers make me break out in goosebumps. Isn't it ironic that a woman raising cuccos just so happens to be allergic to them. During the day as of late, I keep watch of my cuccos, and during the night I'm patrolling to make sure everything is peaceful. In case you were wondering, I do still have the Keaton Mask that you sold me, but I don't wear it much anymore all because of the gloom and doom the village has," replied Scootaloo.
" What's happened here that's caused so much to change?" I asked.
" There's nothing wrong with the village itself apart from that one thing which happens every night, but a change has occurred to Death Mountain which in turn has affected us down here at the base. We haven't heard any news regarding the Gorons for the last couple of years, and we assumed that they just decided to cut off all ties to the rest of the kingdom for whatever reason they may have had," replied Scootaloo.
" Just like that? Without any reason?" I asked.
" Pretty much although we of the village decided not to interfere and inquire as to what was going on up there in Goron City," replied Scootaloo.
" So what about this one thing that happens here in the village at night?" I asked.
" Do you remember Dampè the Gravekeeper? She used to be the village's gravekeeper whose job it was to maintain the graveyard so as to appease the spirits of those who have died over the years. Sadly, she passed away about three years ago due to a terrible illness which plagued her although she never did reveal it to anyone until it was too late to save her. I guess she didn't want her illness to be a burden when it came to doing her job, so she kept it all to herself. Since then, we've been looking to find a new gravekeeper to fill the void which Dampè left upon her death.
The Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour was cancelled when she died because it just wouldn't be the same without a gravekeeper hosting the nightly event. Anyway, I'm going off-topic here, so let me get back to the point of the matter. Within the last few weeks, her ghost has been spotted rising from her grave hovering about and moaning. Her very presence has been scaring the villagers so much that they refuse to enter the graveyard," replied Scootaloo.
" Maybe she's trying to reach out to someone," I suggested.
" According to the witnesses who have seen Dampè's ghost, they all say that she was holding some kind of treasure as she floated about the graveyard before returning to her grave. Dampè never had much in the way of possessions during her life with the exception of something she discovered when she was digging up some dirt to make way for a new grave. She always said that she would never let anyone take it away from her, and that she was going to keep it for the rest of her days.
When she was buried in the graveyard, her final instructions stated that the treasure was to be buried with her so that she could always keep it even after death. If I recall correctly, there was something she wrote in her journal which said something about being able to acquire this treasure," said Scootaloo.
" Do you recall what the treasure was?" I asked.
" Some kind of tool which was able to stretch and shrink according to what Dampè described whenever anyone asked. By the way, you look as though you have just come from Hyrule Castle Town given that you have some small bits of debris on your tunic. I'm surprised that anyone wanted to visit that place after it was destroyed by Ganondorf when he assumed the throne. Either you wanted to go there in the hopes of finding some left behind treasure, or you came from there somehow," replied Scootaloo.
" It's kind of difficult to explain as it involves a lengthy story which may not be all that pleasant, but I'd rather not talk about it to be honest as it brings up some painful memories for me. Anyway, I'm actually glad that you brought up Hyrule Castle Town as I was told by the man who owns the Ghost Shop that the villagers might know what happened when the town was destroyed," I said.
" The Ghost Shop owner? He was always a strange one, but he's right in that we do know what happened. When Hyrule Castle Town was destroyed after the castle had fallen, many of the townspeople perished as a result of Ganondorf's fury while others simply vanished without a trace. As for those who managed to survive the ordeal, they were welcomed into the village where they could attempt to rebuild their lives. We always believed that the village would one day become a city, but we never expected it to be as the result of accepting refugees from town," said Scootaloo.
It must be really hard for her to have to be reminded of what had happened even if she was the one who brought it up to begin with. To think that so many lives were changed forever all because of what one man wanted, and what one girl wasn't able to do. Things could have been much worse than this, but even so it was still pretty bad. That was when I noticed Scootaloo was looking at something she was holding in some kind of bag on her stomach which looked really weird from where I was standing.
" What are you doing?" I asked.
" I was just making sure that this little fellow here was all safe and sound," replied Scootaloo. She then tapped on something moving about in her bag, and up popped the head of a cucco which looked a lot smaller than the average sized cucco I've seen all over Hyrule. But, didn't she say that she was allergic to them, and that coming into contact with them gives her goosebumps? Why would she risk her own health by carrying a tiny cucco around with her especially when her job is to be on guard? " Now I know what you must be thinking. How is she able to be so close to a cucco without breaking out in goosebumps? That's because this is a special kind of cucco which I bred in a way that prevents me from suffering from any allergies. This is a Pocket Cucco, and despite the name and size, its crowing is as powerful as a regular sized cucco. In fact, this little guy can even wake up someone who is a heavy sleeper with just one crow. Unfortunately, I can't really afford to look after him right now because of the guard duty I have to do."
" How about I look after him?" I asked.
" You do seem like a capable young woman who looks to be really good with animals. Okay! You've convinced me to let you borrow the Pocket Cucco, but only for a short while at least until I no longer have to be on guard duty," replied Scootaloo.
" You're getting a relief from somewhere?" I asked.
" Someone else in the village is willing to take over for me starting tomorrow night, so I can focus on raising my cuccos again and not have to walk around at night armed with so little equipment. All I ask from you is to allow this little guy to wake up someone really lazy so that it can display its crowing, and then come back and see me whenever you've done that so I can see how its doing.
Well, I might as well get back to patrolling the village, so I'll leave you to handle my Pocket Cucco, and possibly the graveyard since I figure you want to go there," replied Scootaloo. As she walked off holding her lantern in front of her to light her way, I placed the tiny cucco underneath my hat where it would be safe and warm before turning my attention to the direction where the graveyard was located.
" Do we have to go to the graveyard again?" asked Spike.
" If that treasure Zecora found long ago is the skill that Shiek asked us to find, then we need to go there and check out her grave," I replied.
" You seriously feel like resorting to grave robbing?" asked Spike.
" I'm not grave robbing but rather grave....borrowing when it comes to that treasure. If it will put your mind at ease Spike, why don't we check out Zecora's hut and read her journal again like we did last time to see what she said before her death," I replied.
" I'd rather not go into the graveyard at all as it's full of ghosts and other scary things, but I guess we have no other choice in the matter seeing as we need that skill in order to enter the Forest Temple. Can I at least travel about in the rim of your hat so that I can hide underneath it in case we run into something scary?" asked Spike.
" Okay, you can go ahead and do that if it will make you feel better," I replied. The graveyard hadn't changed at all since the last time I came here, but there was something more evil flowing about which made me suspicious. There was a sign which confirmed what Scootaloo said about the Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour having been cancelled due to the death of Zecora, but I'm surprised that her hut was still there as I thought it would have been knocked down or something.
Going inside, I discovered the same journal on the desk, but this time there were several entries to be found on the open pages instead of just the one. " It looks like Zecora certainly had a lot to say during her final days, and maybe it will give us an idea as to what we need to do next."
" You're going to read her journal again?" asked Spike.
" I don't think she'll mind this time seeing as she's been gone for three years. Now let me see what we've got here. ' My illness has taken a turn for the worse which means that the chances of me surviving are slim. I guess it's my punishment for not revealing to the rest of the village that I was suffering for years in silence, but how could I have informed them of my plight? Most of them view me as an oddity just because of my choice of lifestyle. Then again, that could just be what I think as I never really took the time to get to know any of them.'
Sounds like she was having some kind of conflicting issues with the other villagers. ' I've mere days left now before I die, and I have no regrets aside from wanting to let the others know sooner about my condition. I thought they would mock me, but instead they felt sorry that I wasn't going to be around for much longer. All these years I could have spent basking in the sunlight and warmth, but instead I chose to wallow in the night and cold. What a fool I've been!
As my illness weakens me, I must decide on what to do when I am finally gone. Perhaps the others will fulfill my final requests despite not knowing much about them.' Then I guess this is the part that we need to read. ' If you are reading this message, then it means that I have passed on. I ask that you meet me inside of my grave. I will allow you have my stretching-shrinking keepsake. I'll be waiting for you under the gravestone marked with an X. --Dampè-- Looks like we have our answer."
" And it involves grave robbing," moaned Spike.
" Not really as she told us to enter her grave, so I see it as fulfilling the remainder of her request," I said.
" I suppose that's true, but where is her grave located?" asked Spike.
" We just need to find the one among them that has an X marked on it, and that is her one according to her final journal entry," I replied. Upon leaving the hut, I began to search for the grave with the X on it, and fortunately it didn't take long to find it. It looked as though the grave couldn't be moved from the front or the two sides, so it must only be able to be pulled from the back. I was surprised to find that I could pull the grave back rather easily without exerting any kind of strain. Once I pulled it back enough, it revealed a small deep hole which I fell down into on sheer instinct, and ended up inside of a large cavern where I saw Zecora floating in front of me holding a lantern and with a halo above her head.
" You're that one girl who took part in the Heart-Pounding Gravedigging Tour where you wanted to talk to me about the Tomb of the Royal Family. That happened years ago young woman, and as you can see, I am no longer of the living hee-hee. No doubt that you have read my journal otherwise you would not be here talking to me right now, so it's safe to assume that you are here for my treasure?" asked Zecora.
" I am," I replied.
" No doubt that you have been informed from both the villagers and from my journal that I passed away some years ago as a result of a deadly illness. While I am comfortable where I am now, I do have regrets about the fact that I chose to keep my illness a problem from the rest of the village. Had I been more trusting of them, my life would still be my own, and I would still be up there alive, and maintaining the graveyard. In death, I have learned many new things which I didn't before," said Zecora.
" I'm sorry that you passed away during these past seven years," I said sadly.
" There is no need for tears young woman as I am perfectly fine where I am now, for this was meant to be all because I was stubborn to the very end. At least I was able to learn that the villagers loved me despite my way of doing things, and that they were able to fulfill my final requests which is what now brings me to you. I may not look like it, but I am rather fast on my feet despite being a ghost. You have come here in order to claim the treasure which I discovered many years ago, but if not then you are here for the wrong reasons oh no," said Zecora.
" That treasure is something I need to save Hyrule," I said.
" I will allow you to claim my treasure as I no longer need it in the afterlife, but I will not allow you claim it without a challenge. You must prove your worth if you desire my prize, and so I shall see if you are up to size. I want you now to follow me through this maze full of dangers, and if you can make it to the end within the time limit, then my treasure will be yours. If you manage to reach the end in under a minute, you will receive an additional prize as well as my keepsake.
Now follow me if you can, and don't get lost along the way otherwise the darkness beyond will make you pay," said Zecora. She then began to float backwards at a rather fast pace, and I immediately ran after her in order to win what I needed to help out Fluttershy. As I ran through the dark passageways keeping up with Zecora, getting freaked out by the moans of the undead, and avoiding the fireballs she was flinging my way, I had to give her props for continuing her occasional rhyming despite what ended up happening to her. Running through this cavern wasn't what I would call fun or even pleasant given the miserable atmosphere, but I had to endure if I wanted that treasure.
Some of Zecora's fireballs ended up striking me causing some slight burns to my body, but I had to shake it off and keep going. Eventually, I reached a large cavern where the pathway ran up a twisted hill, and I felt that I was about to run out of time, so I decided to do something a little risky. It was a magical tactic which I never tried before, but I figured on doing it now or else lose. I placed my hands behind me and concentrated my magic onto them before I found myself bursting into the air and across the wide gap of nothingness like I was some kind of rocket. The landing could have been better as I did smack into the wall at the top of the cavern, but I was able to enter a small room by simply rolling into it.
" Huh....that was certainly unexpected," I said.
" Such a risk you were willing to take by flying over that crevasse, but the reward it seems was worth it in the end. Of course if you had failed in your calculations, you would be plunging into a bottomless abyss, and for that everyone in this world would be amiss. Anyway, you managed to make it here in less than a minute by using your unusual means of making it up that hill, so here is your reward. This is a Piece of Heart which I dug up about a year before I died, and I kept it down here hoping that someone would be able to earn it by beating my challenge.
So here, take this piece, and use it in order to strengthen yourself upon its release," said Zecora. She lifted up her lantern and a Piece of Heart dropped in from the ceiling in front of me, and I picked up which gave me the familiar warm feeling that happens every time I obtain one. It felt good to be able to feel the warmth of one of these things as it feels like I haven't experienced it in seven years.
" I guess this also means that I receive that treasure of yours you found years ago," I said.
" Yes, my stretching-shrinking keepsake. For so many years I held onto it believing it to be mine because I found it while digging, but in truth I had no idea how it was meant to be used other than it could stretch and shrink accordingly. I suppose that my stubbornness prevented me from giving it away as I was just thrilled about it, but at the same time if I had given it away, you would not be able to receive it this day. You might say that fate certainly had something in store for you young lady. Anyway, this item is known as the Hookshot!
It's a spring-loaded chain with a large spike attached to the end which fires off from the base for a short distance before it retracts itself back to you. If you latch the spike onto an appropriate target, you can pull yourself to that target, and even reach places that you couldn't before. The Hookshot can also be used as a weapon although it will only be effective against monsters that have vulnerable spots on their bodies. Finally, you should remember that the chain can only go so far, so don't think that you can fire it from any distance. Now the time has come for me to say good-bye as this is where I must remain, and you must travel upwards towards the sky," said Zecora.
" Why not just go back the way I came?" I asked.
" The way back would only lead to your death as surely you heard the moans of the undead while you were chasing me," replied Zecora.
" I did, and as I followed you throughout the passageways, I couldn't help but feel that they were getting louder and louder as though they were trying to let me know that they were there," I said.
" That has to do with the dark secret of the graveyard," said Zecora.
" Does it have to do with a temple?" I asked.
" How did you know?" asked Zecora.
" My fairy partner who is hiding in the rim of my hat told me some things about the temple, but I don't really know all that much to be honest," I replied.
" Then allow me to inform you as to what you need to know. The temple that exists beneath this graveyard is one where the bloody history of this kingdom has been recorded for eternity. All of Hyrule's conflicts resulted in the loss of life, and the spirits who perished in the name of war linger about in this temple empowering their hatred for the greed and corruption that exists. Among the denizens of the undead, there is one that serves as a king of sorts in that it alone holds more power than any other spirit, but right now it's harmless for having been sealed behind a powerful barrier.
However, the ascension of the evil king who rules the land has caused the barrier to grow weaker over these past seven years, and the shackles of this shadow spirit are on the verge of breaking. No one knows when the spirit will be free once again to wreak havoc upon the land, but what is known is that it is inevitable," said Zecora.
" How do you know so much about all of this?" I asked.
" I'm part of the undead world now young lady, and because of that I've learned much about what goes on deep beneath the graveyard. I wouldn't allow it to get you though as it's something that you don't need to worry about right now, but instead you should worry about the evil that used to be within you," replied Zecora.
" You mean the she-demon I once became?" I asked.
" The evil that covers this world in darkness affects everyone whether they are of good or evil, and you yourself have been affected although you did not know it yet until now. I'm not sure what you mean by 'she-demon' as that is something which I don't understand, but I would watch where you walk from now on as the evil of the world has been known to create some unusual situations.
With that last piece of information now in your possession, I shall return to my place of rest, but you can always come back here again and take on my challenge if you want to see if you can beat it in an even faster time," replied Zecora. She then vanished into a burst of fire which resulted in a large treasure chest materializing nearby which no doubt contained the skill I needed to access the Forest Temple. I opened the chest and inside it was the Hookshot which I took out and held it in my hands where I gazed at it for a while just because it was really cool looking.
" I take it that you overheard all of that?" I asked Spike.
" Is it safe to come out?" asked Spike.
" You can come out now as there are no ghosts or other undead creatures in here," I replied.
" That's a relief as I just can't stand being around in this graveyard let alone being underneath it. With that Hookshot, you should be able to reach heights that were previously inaccessible before like the entrance to the Forest Temple for example. I'm sure that there are other places that you can reach by using this item, and here is some extra information which the gravekeeper didn't tell you about.
The Hookshot can be used as a Boomerang in that it can grab items out of reach and bring them towards you, but you need to realize that the chain only goes in a straight line. It's not able to curve at all, so make sure that you don't try to use it in a weird fashion. Dampè said that there was no way back the way we came, and I'm okay with that as there's no way I want to go through there again with the undead monsters," said Spike.
" Our only option then would be to go straight ahead and see if that way leads to an exit," I said.
" I guess this also means that Sheik was right about us finding a skill here in Kakariko Village," said Spike.
" And it strikes me as really weird," I said.
" I know what you mean Sunset Shimmer as how did she know about the Hookshot being located underground in Dampè's grave? She must have either heard about her death from someone in the village, or she was there when it actually happened. Didn't you also say that she looked familiar to you? I've been thinking about that while I was under the rim of your hat, and I've come to the same conclusion where I just can't figure out who she reminds me of," said Spike.
" Looks like it's going to be on our minds for a while," I sighed as I began to walk forward in the hopes of finding a way out. In the next room, the door closed itself behind me with a large stone slab, and that meant that the only way forward was well, going forward but something was blocking the path. " Now what have we got here? There's this large blue block in the way, and I don't think I'll be able to move it as it looks really heavy. Still, it has a unique design on each side so I guess that says something, but it doesn't help deal with the problem at hand."
" You know, the design on that block looks a lot like the design that was on the Door of Time. I wonder what would happen if you play the Song of Time in front of this block, and I do mean in front as I've heard rumours that playing the ocarina in places can cause all kinds of crazy things to happen provided that you were playing within range of whatever it is you were in front of," said Spike.
" Only one way to find out," I said as I took out the Ocarina of Time, and played the Song of Time which caused the blue block to warp away as though it had been sent to the Sacred Realm or something. Here I thought that I needed some practice as it's been seven years since I last played the instrument, but it looks like my playing skills have remained intact to say the least. With the block now out of the way, the pathway that had been revealed was a long staircase which led upwards into the darkness.
With a brave expression on my face, I began to make my way up the stairs, but what I didn't notice was that some kind of evil presence had been forming from within my shadow ever since I first entered the graveyard, and it had grown strong enough to become separate from my shadow. I had no idea that this shadowy presence was going to cause me nothing but trouble during my journey from that point on.
" The staircase ended up taking us to....the interior of a windmill?" asked Spike.
" What would a windmill be doing in a graveyard?" I asked.
" No, that would be the windmill that's located at the back of Kakariko Village which was used to pump water before the well dried up years ago. It's strange that an underground path is connected to this place of all locations, but I don't care as it means that we're out of the graveyard. I know that we'll have to go back there again if the temple beneath it is one of the five that we need to visit in order to awaken the Sages, but for now we don't have to deal with the undead. By the way, there is a Piece of Heart on that platform over there, but you'll need to use the rotating platforms in order to get to it.
You'll only have one chance to pick it up otherwise you'll have to go all the way back to Dampè's grave, and go through that underground cavern again just to make your way back here. Please don't botch this one Sunset Shimmer as I really don't want to go back down there....ever....again!" replied Spike.
" No need to beg now Spike as I have no intention of messing up this opportunity," I said. I waited for the rotating platforms to come into focus, before I jumped onto one with ease, and then jumping onto the platform with the Piece of Heart on it picking it up in the process. Again, the warmth of it made me feel really good, and with that I jumped down onto the floor in order to make my way outside of the windmill.
" Where did you come from!?!?"
" WAAAAH!" I guess some things don't change after seven years especially my screaming whenever someone freaks me out without warning. I turned around to discover a rather strange man standing there playing what looked like one of those organs that organ-grinders play, and his expression was rather calm despite the fact that he was cranking his organ at a really fast pace.
" I don't recall anyone coming in my front door, so how did you get in here?"
" There is a small opening up there that connects from this place to an underground passageway that lies beneath the graveyard. I was in that passageway in order to get something important, and it ended up leading me here as I needed a way to get back outside as the path sealed itself off," I replied.
" You don't say? Well now....hmmmm....I suppose I'll need to get that looked at one of these days as the guy never mentioned any connection between here and the graveyard when he sold me this place some 20 years ago. Guess you can still learn something new everyday when you least expect it, and I like it when things go either as expected or completely unexpected depending on what my mood is.
I'm called Guru-Guru which sounds like a very weird name if you ask me, and I question my parents for giving it to me when I was born. Most around here call me Discord and not because of being a bad organ player mind you. I'm actually pretty good at playing this thing as you can plainly see, but they call me Discord because of my personality quirks."
" And that would be?" I asked.
" I'm completely chaotic which has been known to cause people to want to avoid me if they don't like having a little chaos in their lives. You know, I never used to act this way where I'm random and spouting all sorts of nonsense," replied Discord.
" What happened?" I asked.
" Before I continue on with the answer, I require your name so that I can remember it for future reference, or past reference if that happens to be a thing," replied Discord.
" I'm called Sunset Shimmer," I said.
" Sunset Shimmer you say? That name sounds really familiar as though I've heard it somewhere before. Oh well, I suppose it isn't important if I can't exactly remember it now can I? Oh yes! Why I've changed from the way I used to be. Around seven years ago, I was a calm and civil man who wanted to create a musical theme for this windmill which had to do with going around and around and around. Even though I was able to figure out the lyrics for this music, I never was able to come up with the right kind of music.
One day, this strange girl came into the windmill with an ocarina and played a weird song that messed things up. I believe her name was Sunside Swimmer, but the point was that the song caused the windmill to spin faster than it had ever been spun before, and it drained the water in the well until it was completely empty. I tried to find a way to stop the windmill's erratic spinning, and maybe restore the lost water, but nothing worked no matter how hard I tried," said Discord.
" What did this Sunside Swimmer wear?" I asked.
" She wore some kind of green tunic like what you've got on right now, but she wasn't nearly as stylish as you are. Because of that girl's actions, my mind slowly fell apart, and I ended up becoming the chaotic person that you see before you. Oh I'm not mad if that's what you're thinking, but rather I'm happy as she did me a great service by enabling me to become the kind of man that I believe I was meant to be.
The other villagers though didn't like my crazy antics, so they choose to avoid me by leaving me to my own devices, but I don't have any inventions of the sort in here aside from my organ. Sometimes I wonder whatever happened to that girl as I really want to thank her for what she did for me, yet the villagers probably want to throttle her for unleashing my wild side in the first place," replied Discord.
" I see," I said as I suddenly felt limp. It was pretty obvious that this Sunside Swimmer was in fact me which means that I caused the water in the well to drain in addition to causing the windmill to spin out of control before it eventually returned to normal. But then this posed an interesting question....how could I have caused these problems to happen in the first place? For one thing, I never visited this windmill when I was here years ago as it never once crossed my mind.
Second of all, even if I had visited, there was no way I could have messed things up by playing a song as I don't recall being taught anything that had to do with the windmill. And the third thing that came to mind, was that what significance could there be gained by draining a well in the middle of the village? I wonder if this Discord character would react to me in the right manner if I pulled out the Ocarina of Time, and attempted to play something. Worst case scenario? He ends up being even more crazy and chaotic than he already is. Best case scenario? I learn something which may not be all that useful, but it could be beneficial later.
" Are you okay?" asked Discord.
" I'm alright, just thinking in my mind about something, and coming up with an answer which hopefully will give me something that may prove to be useful sometime in the future," I replied. I then took out the Ocarina of Time hoping that he would react, and sure enough his eyes opened wider than usual which was what I was hoping for. " It looks like I've stirred up something in your mind if your eyes reacted in that fashion all because I took out a small instrument."
" Is that an ocarina? You have an ocarina too? What the heck? It's both a coincidence and a reminder of what happened on that day seven years ago when that girl came in here and messed everything up. I'll never forget this song as long as I live," said Discord. He then stopped cranking his organ before playing a series of six notes and then repeating them. Then he turned things over to me and I played the notes which suddenly caused it to start raining. Since when can it rain indoors?
" That's it! That's the song that Sunside Swimmer used in order to mess things up! I coined it as the Song of Storms because when it's played on an ocarina, it starts to rain a downpour from on high for a short period until it stops again. You know, the more I look at you, the more I feel like I've seen you from somewhere."
" Maybe you have and don't realize it," I suggested.
" Eh, you're probably right about that, but it's not important if I can't remember it right? Anyway, the windmill is spinning around in a fast motion again just like it all those years ago, but there is no water to be drained this time, so all it's doing is spinning for the fun of it and nothing more. A part of me wants to lash out in a fit of rage because that song changed me forever, but the rest of me just wants to feel happy knowing that I accepted myself for who I am, and nothing will ever change that.
I see that you were going to leave when I first caught you by surprise, so maybe you'll come back whenever with that ocarina of yours, and we can play some kind of duet? This organ may not look like much, but it can play a really mean tune when it needs to," said Discord.
" I'll see if I can find the time," I said.
" Just come on by whenever you have a free moment as you look to be really busy being an adventurer," said Discord. He then resumed playing his organ by cranking the handle at a rapid pace once again, and I simply walked backward with an awkward smile on my face as I left the windmill without looking back on it. I managed to learn my sixth song for the ocarina which was a nice surprise, but I still wonder how I was able to do something when I never even did it in the first place. Does this mean that I'm going to be affected by the dreaded time paradox? It's best not to think about it otherwise I'll just get a headache out of it.
" So somehow we managed to do something to this windmill seven years ago?" asked Spike.
" That's what that guy in there said which makes no sense at all," I replied.
" I'm sure you've already thought about it already, but this feels like one of those time paradoxes where an event from the past hasn't happened, and somehow it became relevant in the present day as though it did happen. It's a shame though that there's nothing we can do about it Sunset Shimmer because what happened in the past is something that you and I have to live with for the rest of our lives. By the way, did he seriously think you were named Sunside Swimmer? I know that it sounds similar to your name, but who would ever be named something like that?" asked Spike.
" If anything I should be grateful that he didn't recognize me otherwise he might not have been as kind as he was. Rauru and Sheik did say that people may remember what happened back then and blame me for not stopping Ganondorf, but in this case what happened with that Discord, or Guru-Guru had nothing to do with the King of Evil. I'd say that we got off lucky with this one Spike," I replied.
" But can you be sure with everyone else?" asked Spike.
" No, I can't," I replied sadly.
" Don't worry about it Sunset Shimmer. I'm sure that we'll be able to get around those problems when we get to them. You do look exhausted now that I think about it as you did run an awful lot underground, and being hit with fire doesn't make it any better. We still have about half of the night to go according to the position of the moon, so how about we sleep out here for the night, and leave the village as soon as the sun comes up?" asked Spike.
" I'd rather not take the chance of anyone recognizing us, but I do agree that I could do with some sleep, and so could you seeing as you were pretty uncomfortable down there under the graveyard. Why don't we go outside into Hyrule Field and sleep under that one tree just outside of Kakariko Village?" I asked.
" That makes more sense plus these dark clouds are really depressing," added Spike. With our minds made up, we began to make our way towards the exit of the village with a new weapon in tow, and wanting to get some sleep before we decide on where to go next in this new world. I wish though that I had looked behind me as I was walking away because then I would have noticed that shadowy presence which separated itself from my shadow back underneath the graveyard.
It then began to change its shape from being a mere blob to a form that sort of looked like me, but more evil....more heartless....more demonic. It's eyes glowed bright yellow as a sign of its hatred towards me, and began to say something which of course I couldn't even hear.
" Demon....you were....me once but....gave up....embraced friends....need hatred....salvation....Sunset Shimmer...."